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I wonder why you were told not to repot when dormant? For lots of fruit trees that's an ideal time as the tree is using less resources and less strain is on the roots should they be roughened up a bit in the process. I would think a dormant winter fig would take it much better than a full leafed fig in the middle of summer....

It is hard to kill a fig tree, in particular during dormant period....

Oops, that was meant to say..I was told never to re pot AFTER dormancy break and they start to grow...Is that true?

Does anyone here ever re pot their figs during THE ACTIVE GROWING SEASON, BETTER YET, ROOT PRUNE DURING THIS TIME?

That is the reason for the Title of this thread...Must one always do their root pruning and repotting, root disturbance during dormancy? Most plants fare much better during their active growing state, usually in summer and I always wondered what makes fig trees so much different and if it's true that one must leave them alone during active growth?

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Oops, that was meant to say..I was told never to re pot AFTER dormancy break and they start to grow...Is that true?

My answer - read my answer in the 2nd post of this thread.

Martin aka- Dieseler member here since 2005

Um, my apologies.....Thanks Was very sick this past week and brain was not up to par, I hope you understand my over sight.

Oh, whoops I completely forgot about my own fig growing experience when I commented. I've repotted figs in the heart of summer and they adjusted just fine, they have pretty strong roots so with good care most times it shouldn't be an issue (especially when dormant). If someone told you never to do it after dormancy I suppose they were trying to be careful lest you injure the root system while transplanting or something, but you are an experienced enough grower to know how to up pot plants properly. I'm sorry to hear you were sick as well, feel better soon.